Chelmsford D-Star Talk

On Tuesday September 1 there will be a talk and demonstration of D-Star at the Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society (CARS) given by Murray Niman G6JYB and Clive Ward G1EUC of the Essex Repeater Group (ERG)

Although relatively new, D-Star (a new Digital Voice/Data mode) is proving popular with over 50 systems licensed so far in the UK 2m/70cm bands, including a number replacing FM repeaters; and many new radios being sold with the mode built in.

Many of these new systems can be linked via the internet so it is possible for example to call a specific Radio Amateur elsewhere on the planet or see others moving on a map (as GPS can be integrated).

Find out more about this new technology for Radio Amateurs which already has firm roots in Essex in the form of GB7ZP in Danbury and GB7SS at Hockley. Live demo on the night !

The talk takes place on Tuesday September 1 at the Marconi Social Club (MASC), Beehive Lane, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, CM2 9RX. The doors open at 7:10 pm and the meeting gets underway at 7:30 pm. Car parking is free and a bar is available for refreshments.

For directions download the PDFs at
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/linkfold/meeting-01.pdf
http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/linkfold/meeting-02.pdf
or see
http://tinyurl.com/CARSmeeting

Both Murray and Clive teach on the CARS Amateur Radio training courses.

To find out more about these courses speak to Clive G1EUC on
Tel: 01245-224577
Mob: 07860-418835
E-mail: ARtraining at g0mwt.org.uk
Web: http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/training/

Essex Repeater Group
http://www.essexrepeatergroup.org.uk/

RSGB Emerging Technology Co-ordination Committee (ETCC) - D-Star
http://www.ukrepeater.net/channels/d-star.htm

D-STAR comes to Danbury
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/
september2008/gb7zp.htm